How would you vote about a "shark attack"?

@rogy Said

Should the shark that attacked a surfer be hunted down and killed?
Poll form

1. Yes, it's a dangerous predator
2. No, the surfer was invading its natural space

https://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/debate-over-killer-shark-rages-20100817-128bj.html?autostart=1


rogY

@sTreetAngeL Said

The shark is just doing what is natural to him. People who go into the water where they know sharks could be are taking a chance from go...
To kill the animal seems absurd.

@jonnythan Said

The answer is "yes, this shark has possibly acquired a taste for human flesh and views humans as legitimate prey now. It is therefore too dangerous to allow it to live and should be destroyed."

@jonnythan Said

The answer is "yes, this shark has possibly acquired a taste for human flesh and views humans as legitimate prey now. It is therefore too dangerous to allow it to live and should be destroyed."

@sTreetAngeL Said

But a shark is going to view ANYthing in it's territory as a potential meal. So should all of them be killed then too? As I'm pretty certain any one of them would attack under the same circumstances.

And how do they even go about finding "thee exact one" who attacked in the first place? And know it for certain to be the "one?"

@jonnythan Said

The answer is "yes, this shark has possibly acquired a taste for human flesh and views humans as legitimate prey now. It is therefore too dangerous to allow it to live and should be destroyed."

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When most sharks attack, the first bite is usually a "tester." Like most people, when sampling food, they bite once, revel in the taste, and then decide whether or not to continue... with most sharks, sampling occurs as well. The trouble is, with the sampling of a Great White or other larger predatory sharks, the first bite is so massive or severe that many people die from their injuries, and do not actually die from being consumed. A lot of fatalities can be attributed to people bleeding to death or dying from shock.

@chisa96 Said

Does that actually happen though? Is this shark actually going to start actively hunting humans over other prey? I've always thought that sounded like something that's only true in horror movies.

@jonnythan Said

I'm certainly no expert on the subject, but my understanding is that sharks apparently do not view human beings on the surface as natural prey; as a result, the majority of shark attacks on humans can be attributed to the shark thinking the human may be another animal such as a seal or desperation from hunger. However, once a shark does attack and/or eat human flesh, the shark may be much more likely to attack humans again.

Therefore, since there's the distinct possibility that this particular shark is much more likely to attack another human now that it has already done it once, it's simply too dangerous to allow it to live in the wild. Capture it and put it in an aquarium or something if you want to, but it shouldn't be allowed to continue predating those waters.

@sTreetAngeL Said

I agree, that mistaken identity is the reason most likely for the attack, so wouldn't it just be wiser for the person to stay out of their territory in the first place? I'd think especially since such knowlege of mistaken identity between surfers, and their boards, and seals, is so wide spread...just seems very unfair to me, when the human who is much wiser, goes and does something so stupid, then expects the animal to pay for doing what came natural to him.

Don't misunderstand me, I'm by no means putting the life of an animal before that of a human; It just seems that exercising common sense is all that's needed to avoid the attack in the first place.